1:54 PM,
Nov. 16, 2012

The scene of a house fire on Portland Avenue Friday afternoon in Rochester.

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Staff reports

Twelve members of a family were displaced from their home after a cooking accident led to a house fire on Portland Avenue Friday afternoon in Rochester.

The fire began in the kitchen of 1020 Portland Ave. as one of the occupants was preparing a meal. Oil on the stove boiled over and caused the fire, according to Battalion Chief Mike Dupre of the Rochester Fire Department. No injuries were reported.